Cheetah cub's best friend is a rescue puppy

Meet Kumbali and Kago, a cheetah cub and puppy who prove that cats and dogs really can get along.

When Kumbali was 2 weeks old, caretakers at Virginia’s Metro Richmond Zoo noticed that the cub was losing weight, so they removed him from his litter to bottle-raise him.

Under the zookeepers’ care, Kumbali flourished, and soon the young cub was in need of a companion. He couldn’t be returned to his family, who would likely consider him a threat, so the zoo adopted a shelter puppy and named him Kago.

The two were slowly introduced, and now Kumbali and Kago are inseparable.